Camping outfit



March 15, 1927'.

` J. O. FORTIN CAMPING OUTFIT Filed Feb. 2, 1925 mf, WN

Inventor',

Patentes Mai. is, i927.

UNITED-STATES v JOSEPH ovILA FORTIiLOF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

' l Lenser PME@ YeAi/iriiv'ci OUTFIT.

Application led February ThisV invention relatesy to collapsible byconeperson, even during a wind or rain storm. c .v It is a further objectVof the invention to provide a combined YtentV and bed, which will resistsevere Weather conditions,With-` outthe useY of the usual longrigidvsupf- -porting members and which may be conveniently used inconnection with motor` travel.

Further Objects of the inventionwill be apparent 1from the detaildescription nonT to be given in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which: p Figure 1 'is ay rear perspective view of thecamping Outfit set up,

Figure 2 is aperspective view showing the variousv parts inerectedposition, Y Figure 3 is a perspective view of thev bed Acanvas inan inverted position, `and Y Figures is an elevation showing .the coi1-struction` of the legs for the bed.

Figure 5 is an elevation, partly in section, of a tent supporting strut.

Generally; stated the inventionV consists of a tent and bed connectedand supported by tension and compression members, all of whichA areconnected tothe tent and f bed and areradapted to 'be folded with thebed, bedclothes, lfloor-mat, etc. and tent into a small cylindricalparcel.

In Figures 1 and 2 thev outiit is shown in erectedposition between-atree and a motor car. The member-1, which, may bea chain or rope, 4ispermanently secured at one end" to a ring or other suitable appliance .2and at the. other end to,- preferably, a spring lock 3 adapted to engagethe ring 2.` -To the ring 2 are l:fastened rtwo main tension members 4,whichy pass through small holes in the tent atthe points 1.7 fandextendl be yond the other endA ofn the tent, where they aresecured to aringY 5. Two strutsv 6j are connected to the tension members as shown,the distance between the struts being ap proximately equal to the lengthof therbed. By meansof lthe sleeves 8, a. sheet of canvas 7 forming thebed' isflieldon the members 4 between the struts 6, .the canvas 7 beingwidest at its ends.,. v K Y f At points, on the members 4;, equivalentvthat ofthelegs of the bed yas 2, 1925. serial No. 6,456.

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tothe four 'corners of bed plane,v vare Y located four suitablev andconvenient form of leg, shown ,Y in Figui'econsists of a threaded rod10,

pin 111 a recessed lug lOthrough which the I the mempasseszto hold theleg attached to telescopic legs or jacksv9. yAfy ber 4," and a. nut12engagingthe thread on the rod 1 0 andV adapted to rest on a piece` oftubing 13,the inside diameter of which vclears the thread on tlie rod.-The tubing 13 is lsplitor spread at `its lower endy to adapt itto restOn lthe ground and if def; -sired Onxthejedges of the ltent to obviate ltlienecessity otusing pegs. y

The members 14, which1 pass through thec-urvedl sleeves -15 seWed on.the under side of the bed canvas 7, areprovidedwith adjustablef yswiveljoints 16 and. are con;l

nectedat .each end lto the tension members 4.

Oi the vtelescopic members 23,y suitably en-v gaging the tension member24,v one end of .ment of themembers 23 is effected byv rota? tion oanut-,+12 in a `mannersimilar to will be clear without further.:description. The lower ends ofthey members 23 are secured tothetensionmembers 4 at points at'lor near the inner corners of the bed.Lugs 26 may be provided on the `rear of the tent, to which additionalsecuring means `27;.may be at- V Y The roof'of theI tent held .meansdiagonally tached and vthe frontlap may be left loose or secured in anydesired-manner. Y.

The tent 1s so f constructed as to give an inwardly ,curved portion inthe ridge 19 and edge of. theend walls indicated 18.*V `The bed canvasiscut'in like manner. This;

arrangement is provided tol vmake it pos- -sible to readily secure atight unwrinkled roofand bed canvas. Moreover it4 should be stated thata still further object of this s' construction is to secure-the benet ofthe. i

gripping tendency of the canvasl on the tension members. An analysis ofthe va# rious'stresses exerted in thel canvas ofY the bedy bya normalload will clearly indicate the value Vof and benefits `derived from thisarrangement of the canvasj To erect the campingV outfit the member 1 is'fastened to a suitable tree Orother fixed point, ring `5 is hitched ,toa motor car Y cylindricalv bundle thus shown. It will be noted that theportions of the members 4 in contact Ywith-the bed canvas do not lie instraight lines, as do the remaining portions, owing to the particularcut oi: the canvasabove described. This yproduces a tensionzcrosswiseinthe canvas, which increases vwith the pull at 5. The legsv) are thenset in position, the first one being placed at the corner where the`ground Vis ighest, The height of the `legs is suitably adjusted bymeans ot the nuts 12 and the tension exerted in the members 4 holds thelegs .securely in place,.causing the'plane of the bed to `be higherVthan the points at 2 and. v

One end of the rope 24 is secured to the car and the telescopicv.members 23 arenow raised into position by a pull on the free end ofthe rope 24. which end is then 4fastened byV means, Y such as the `peg25. The wall opposite the bed or the front hangs from 4the ridge 19 and'thus lforms the *fly of the tent. It will be observed that when foldingand rolling up the ycamping' outfit the edgeQO is fixed, the rportions18 drop on the bed, when the ridge support is disengaged, and the ridge-19 may be vthrown over the bed parallel with the edge 20. while 'the,flyQl follows, the v'lower edgeQQ/'beingplaced on and parallel with theridge 1:9 and redge 20. he 'supports V23 and legs 9 lay across the lbedparallel with the struts '6. When the strucn ture is in this positionthe ring 5 is released and with theforepartsv of the members 4 arethrown over Vthe bed and folded tent. rlhe strut 6 is seized and used tocontrol the rollingup operation. The members l, 2 and B are used toencircle thebundle and they `are thus'first available Jfor againpitching.;` camp. A waterproof sheet, which may'serve as a ground mat,is then `wrapped around Ythe bundle may be readily vcarried ontherunning board of a motor car. It is to Vbe noted that all the parts of'the com-.plete outiit are interconnected so vthat none may be lost inmoving, `.the .bed and bedding are not exposed tothe weather. all

` the joints are universal and all the parts of the bed areinterchangeable and adjustable.

Y The swivel ,joint V16 Vmakes it possible to ltakecare ofsh'rin'kage orexpansion of the bed canvas in changeable weather similarly ,thesupports '23 maygbe adjusted to suit particular requirements. vWith thiscamping outfit one ,person Acan readily set up camp in a minimum oftime, even during a wind orrain storm. n

The many advantages to be derived from formed. This small theconstruction herein described kwill `be obvious and it is to beunderstood that many changes may be made therein without departing fromthe `scopeiogf the invention as struts loosely connected to ysaidtension inembe-rs for spreading the same apart seth-at when said memberslare under tension said struts are under com-pression.` and verticallyadjustable means tens-ion members for maintaining Vthe sheet supportedabove the rgi'oundwvhen the ends of said members are anchored at ornearthe ground, the connections between the several members bei-ng`permanent but lloose or flexible so that the complete outfit moves as -aunitand is compact when folded.

v2. A camping outfit as defined in claim i wherein the longitudinaledges of said lfabric sheet are inwardly cu-rvedso that r.theisheet isunder lateral tension throughout substantially its entire "length ywhensaid tension members are under tension.

3. A campingVV outfit asdeiined in claim l wherein Ythe longitudinaledges of lsaid'fabloosely connected to the ric sheet are inwardly curvedand'tubular, I

the flexible vtension Vmembersv being within said tubular edgesl andhaving a, ytension member extending along the ridge of .said tent andout through :holes in the tent Yat either end to anchoring points, thefridge of the tent being downwardly curved yso that the ytensionvapplied -to the ridge Atension lmember maintains `the sloping wall yorroof of Athe tent 'substantially uniformly taut throughout andadjustable Vmembers Vloosely connected atvone end to one of the Ytensionmembers adjacent each end of the .sheet member vand at their other endsadapted to engage said ridge tension member.

4. A camping outfit adapted -ffor simultaneous erection,- comprising incombination a tent, a Vfabric sheet adapted to `form a fbed Awithin the-tent and having inwardly curved edges, :flexible tension memberslongitudinal j longitudinal edges, means tor engaging said icc securingthe tension membersv vto anchoring points outside the tent, strutsadjacenteach end of the sheet member and loosely con` nected to saidvtension members for spreading the same apart, adjustable vertical legsloosely engaging the tension members adjacent all corners of ythe sheetmember, -a-tension member' extending along the ridge of :said tent andadjustable members 'loosely engaging said ridge Itension member andadaptedlto be supported at corners ofsaid bed and hold the ridge of theltent in erected 'position when said ridge tension member is anchoredat'polnts at vor near the ground, all of said elements being soconnected that the outfitV dmoves as a unit and may be rolled into acompact cylindrical form.

5. A campingoutfit adapted tol moveas a' unit for simultaneous erectioncomprising in `combination a tent, a sheet v member lder sideiof theVsheet member adjacent each end thereof andadjustable flexible tensionVmembers passing through said sleeves and y a unit for simultaneouserection which when secured at'their ends to the said main tensionmembers. Y e

6. A camping outiit adapted to move as erected comprises a tent having asingle i roof panel rearwardly and downwardly inclined, a vertical rearpanel depending from the lower edge of said roof panel and vertical sidepanels connectedto said roof and rear panels, a downwardly curvedridgefor Said tent, a iiexible tension member lying in and along saidcurved ridge and extending through holes in the side panels adjacent theuppermost extremities thereof and being of sufficient length to extendto anchoring points disposed forwardly and laterally of said ridge, afabric sheet to form a bed having tubular, inwardly curved longitudinaledges, flexible tension members extending 1 through said tubular edgesand passing out throughholes in the side panels and extending at eachend to a common anchoringv point in line with the longitudinal centreline of the bed, verticalfadjustable feet loosely connected' to thetension-members of thel bed adjacenteach` corner-thereof soA as tosupport the bed at substantially the level of the bottom Vof the roofpanel, adjustable sectional struts loosely; connectedrto theforwardtension member of the bed adjacent each end thereof, said struts beinginclined Y forwardly and upwardly and loosely engageable with thetension member of the ridge, a third flexible tension member con-'nected'at its ends to spaced points on the line of yjuncture of theroof and rear panels and extending' to an anchoring point at the lrearof the tent, but above the planeof the roof panel and horizontal bars ofgreater i, y

length than the width of the bed and adapted to space the tensionmembersI of the bed apart at the ends ofthe bed.

7. A camping outfit comprising in Ycombination a tent, a bed sheet inthetent, flexible tension members extending along lthe ridge of the ,tentand the longitudinal edges of the bed sheet, struts to spread the bedsheet tension members apart ,adjacent the ends of the bed, leg memberscarried by the Y bed sheet tension members adjacentthe corners of saidsheet .and axially adjustable membersadapted to extend between one ofthe bed sheet tension members and the tent ridge, all said elementsbeing so` interconnected as to be portable asa unitary struc.-

ture ,and"capable,kr after preliminary posif tioning of the parts, ofsimultaneous 'erection by anindividual person'solely by the action oftensioning said tension members, I and capable of being malntalned 1nerect position merely by anchoring the ends 'of said tension .members topoints outsidethe tent.

In testimony ture.

,"-JosEPH ovILA FORTIN.

whereof affix my signa-r"

